Xavi Hernandez - One Of The Best Midfielder In The World

Xavi Hernandez - One Of The Best Midfielder In The World

Full name: Xavi Hernández
Date of birth: January 25, 1980 (age 31)
Place of birth: Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain
Height: 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position: Midfielder, Captain
Salary: € 4,992,000 per year

Horoscope: Aquarius

Club information:

Current club: FC Barcelona
Number: 6

Junior career:

FC Barcelona 1991-1997

Senior career:

Year Club Show (Goals)
1997-1998 FC Barcelona B 61 (2)
1998 - FC Barcelona 281 (27)

National team:

2000 - Spain 94 (8)

Biography:

Xavier Hernandez I Creus was born on 25 January 1980 in Terrassa, Barcelona, although he is better known as simply Xavi.
He came through Barcelona’s La Masia youth system and made his professional debut on 18 August 1998 in the Super Cup Final. Xavi’s performances for the first team were limited until the 1999-00 season when he solidified his place in the team’s midfield.

Having been at the Nou Camp since the age of 11, Xavi is the living embodiment of Barcelona's philosophy of artful and aesthetically-pleasing football and is undoubtedly one of the globe's leading playmakers. After taking up the mantle of dictating Barca's midfield following the departure of Josep Guardiola, now his coach, in 2001, Xavi has become the central cog in Europe's finest club side and enjoys an intuitive understanding with Barca and Spain team-mate Andres Iniesta, constructing what Sir Alex Ferguson has described as the Catalans' "passing carousel".
After being named player of the tournament as Spain triumphed at Euro 2008, Xavi enjoyed a remarkable season at Barca when winning six titles in 2008-09. He has won everything there is to win in the game - including the 2010 World Cup - and is one of the best playmakers of his generation.